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Yodas-evil-twin
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"Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots"
Best title ever.
BTW, if you want to see the trailer they were talking about, just use this link.
http://gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=1743
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Let us dust off this thread, shall we?
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Leto II
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9.9 at IGN UK.
IGN Australia's review is also up: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/879/879429p1.html
Relies less on hyperbole, and addresses many of the core criticisms (long cutscenes, overwritten dialogue), but still comes off glowing. Damn, this thing just looks stunning.
From what I'm reading all over the Internet:
A month's rent, or PS3 + MGS4? For many people out there, this is truly the most gut-wrenching internal crisis of their lifetimes.
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odj_310388
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Yey for getting the game a day early. 
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Darth-Lando
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EGM refuses to review MGS4 due to limitations on what Konami said they could and could not talk about.
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Leto II
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The guy at my local GameStop was telling me about a limited-edition strategy guide for MGS4 that was in hardcover for $30. I rarely use or buy strategy guides (unless the game in question happens to contain the words "Elder Scrolls" somewhere in the title)...but I'm a sucker for the special edition ones like the God of War 2 and the Final Fantasy XII guides that I got.
Although I once saw this one girl buy a hardcover Twilight Princess guide, mentioning to her boyfriend that she'd already bought the regular guide the previous day. Men should be allowed to hit women.
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KYP_DURRON85
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So far I've played it about 12 hours. Pretty interesting and it has a little different feel to it. There are still some really long cutscenes, but I'm not complaining. The only time, while playing a Metal Gear Solid game, that I got an overdose of cutscenes was in MGS 2. In that game the last hour or so was mainly about long ass cutscenes and long and pretty confusing codec conversations.
So far everything seems well balance in MGS4. Not many big revelations has come my way... yet. Well here's me wishing for some MGS drama in my next long session of playing this game.
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I watched a video review of this on gamevideos.com. The cutscenes looks awesome. The gameplay looks like a crappy third-person shooter with not-so-subtle sexual undertones (rather than crawling on the ground, Snake decides to make love with it fully clothed).
And to think I used to want a PlayStation 3.
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odj_310388
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MGS4 10/10
The best game this year, anything else that comes out will not beat it. Period.
Kojima didn't just raise the bar with this game, he blasted it so far up we cant even see it any more.
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Sniper_Wolf
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Ok since I'm going to be unable to get a PS3 for a while could someone please PM me so I can be spoiled straight to hell.
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Are we allowed to write PMs that long?
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Jedi Ben
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Sniper,
If you but type in MGS4 ending into Google you'll find all the details you could want easily.
As to the game....
Very, very smart. The PS3 is having to work hard with all it's being asked to do. It does a take a bit of time to adjust to the controls, the lack of a compass and the 2-D map are small flaws, but as you work out what you can do - the game gets good - I particularly like the OctoCamo and the ability to shoot while prone.
The other element is aiding the militias so they aid you: So as a firefight raged I slipped round the back, up a building, shot a couple of the enemy in the head; they radioed for help and brought in a tank. I jumped into a mortar position and blew the crap out of it - cue a 'thanks, owe you one' from the guys and later, as I go by them, there's a brief alert then 'oh, it's you'.
Only got through Act 1, but so far it's shaping up very well with a very smart story that posits a terrifying future based on existing trends.
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Just beat the game last evening (Saturday) and I have to say that it pretty much tied all loose ends in a satisfying way.
I was even surprised couple of times. Seeing what happened to certain characters and certain characters that re-appeared. One 'background' (not even supporting) character from previous MGS games got a big role in this one... that and a happy ending.
This time I don't have anything to moan about regarding the long ending cinematics. I think they were well justified, since this might be the last chapter for many of the characters featured in MG/MGS series.
The next one... the next one they can start from a clean table. With new characters that don't have any history in MG/MGS universe. I hope so.
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Sniper_Wolf
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Jedi Ben posted:
Sniper,
If you but type in MGS4 ending into Google you'll find all the details you could want easily.
As to the game....
Very, very smart. The PS3 is having to work hard with all it's being asked to do. It does a take a bit of time to adjust to the controls, the lack of a compass and the 2-D map are small flaws, but as you work out what you can do - the game gets good - I particularly like the OctoCamo and the ability to shoot while prone.
The other element is aiding the militias so they aid you: So as a firefight raged I slipped round the back, up a building, shot a couple of the enemy in the head; they radioed for help and brought in a tank. I jumped into a mortar position and blew the crap out of it - cue a 'thanks, owe you one' from the guys and later, as I go by them, there's a brief alert then 'oh, it's you'.
Only got through Act 1, but so far it's shaping up very well with a very smart story that posits a terrifying future based on existing trends.
JB
I'm stupid JB to find the spoilers. 
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